Yuto_Katsuragawa
Yuto Katsuragawa
Japanese professional golfer
Yuto Katsuragawa (Japanese: 桂川有人, born 9 October 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and European Tour. He has won the ISPS Handa Championship twice.
| Yuto Katsuragawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 25) Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||
| Residence | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Nihon University | ||
| Turned professional | 2020 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | 58: 2023 | ||
| The Open Championship | T47: 2022 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Katsuragawa turned professional in the fall of 2020 and won his first professional event on the Japan Challenge Tour a year later. In 2022, he won the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan and claimed Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year honors.[1]
He qualified for the 150th Open Championship by finishing runner-up at the 2022 SMBC Singapore Open, behind Sadom Kaewkanjana. At the Old Course at St Andrews he shot a final round 69 to finish in a tie for 47th.[2]
Katsuragawa spent 2023 mainly on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he recorded two top-20 finishes, and qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open where he made the cut.[3]
In April 2024, Katsuragawa claimed his first victory on the European Tour when he won the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa Championship for a second time.[4]
- 2015 Philippine Amateur Open Match Play Championship
- 2018 Chubu Amateur Championship, Japan Collegiate Championship
Source:[5]
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Apr 2024 | ISPS Handa Championship1 | −17 (70-65-65-63=263) | 3 strokes |  Sebastian Söderberg |
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Apr 2022 | ISPS Handa Championship in Japan | −24 (67-63-65-65=260) | 1 stroke | Rikuya Hoshino |
| 2 | 28 Apr 2024 | ISPS Handa Championship1 (2) | −17 (70-65-65-63=263) | 3 strokes | Sebastian Söderberg |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Token Homemate Cup | Jinichiro Kozuma |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Oct 2021 | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | −15 (69-65-67=201) | 3 strokes | Yu Morimoto |
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | ||
| U.S. Open | 58 | |
| The Open Championship | T47 |
"T" = Tied
- "Who Is Yuto Katsuragawa? Meet the 25-Year-Old DP World Tour Winner". Essentially Sports. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- "Cameron Smith rallies to win British Open, Yuto Katsuragawa T47th". Kyodo News. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- Fuller, Jackson (13 June 2023). "Unlikely U.S. Open qualifier looks to capitalize on opportunity". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- "Katsuragawa shoots 63 to win on DP World Tour's return to Japan". Japan Times. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- "Yuto Katsuragawa". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the PGA Tour official site
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the European Tour official site
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site